Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 279, 6 September 1919 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1919

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THE JUNIOR

The Junior raflaaTum Is the children's section of tfce Richmond Palladium, founded May 6, 1918, and Issued each Saturday afternoon. Allboys and girts are to Tiled to be reporters and contributors. Newt items, social events, "want" advertisements, stories, local Jokes and original poems are acceptable and will be published. Articles should be wrttton plainly and on one side of the paper, with the author's name and age signed. Aunt Polly Is always glad to meet the children personally as they bring their articles to The Palladium office, or to receive letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This Is your little newspaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.

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Part One Aftor their ride on the ponies tho children wore taken to the yards at the harbor, nearby, where the ponies were loaded onto boats to be carried to little boys and girls in all parts of the world. Some of the ponies were going to circus owners who would teach them fancy tricks and make them perform for the little folks who go to see the circus. While the children were at the dock they saw some ponies led into one of the boats tied up there. 'it really doesn't seem right to take the ponies away from their mothers and pony playmates and ship them away just as if they were boxes or something like that," said Jane. " I hope the children who get them will be kind to them." said Jack. "If I knew who was going to buy the pony I rode today, I'd write to liim and tell him all about the home the pony had left, about its mother and brothers and sisters, and tell him to be kind to it." Tho minv owner tlionsrht tor a iiItiii, .inl II, ,n, I,., ! uiiiiui i iuim invii in mini, "We can arrange that easily enough. Each pony wears a halter when he is put. on the ship. When we go back to the house you write a note, telling all the things you want to. Write vour name and the place where you live on it, too When it comes time to send the pony you rode across the sea I'll just lie the note on his halter. Then if his n.-w owner is a real nice lad like yourself he'll write you a note when he gets the pony." Jack thought it was a splendid Idea and wrote quite a long note when they returned to the farmhouse. In fact, Ladydear said it was really a letter, instead of just a note. But before they returned to the house the children watched the men working about the fishing boats. They were getting ready to sail away. Captain Brave said most of the fish caught were "herring." The children didn't know what they were, of course. The fishermen were big, laughing fellows, Jack noticed. They wore big rubber boots that came up to their pant-tops. Their hats were of rubber, too, and the children could see great rubber coats hung up on the sides of the little house on the deck of the boat. The men, tough and strong from years of pulling away at the nets, and handling the boxes of fish, did not seem to mind the work at all. When they espied Jack and Jane and their friends one of the men called: "Ahoy, there, little skipper, don't you want to be a sailor?" Then he smiled such a winning smile that Jack liked him right away. "I think it would be great sport to go out with them some day and watch them haul in the fish," he said to Captain Brave. Captain Brave looked at the pony man with a knowing smile and said. "I guess every boy would like to be a sailor." "Unless you folks must go away this very day 1 can get iho.se men

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to take you and Jack and me out. with them tomorrow," said the pony owner. If Captain Prave had been the least bit undecided about staying over a day to take the trip he would have decided to stay when he saw Jack's pleading look. Part Two. By the time Captain McGregor and his men had told Jack many more stories about heroic fishermen it was quite late and Jack grew sleepy. Pretty soon, it seemed to Jack, the wind, which had been blowing the boat slowly along, became cold. It began to toss the waves higher and higher. Jack could see Captain McGregor and his men tieing everything tight on the deck, "making things last," the sailors call it. As the wind grew worse the boat pile lied and rolled about. Jack could feel the water spraying his face. At first the fishermen paid little attention to the wind and waves, but at last their faces grew serious. They had hauled in the sail and still the wind and waves threatened to tip over the little boat. Finally the men got the life

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belt which were kept just Inside the door of the little house. Put they started too late to put them on. For just as Captain Iirave tried to make his way across the deck to put one on Jack an extra big wave threw itself over the low rail and Jack felt himself being washed into the sea. As tho water hit him Jack screamed for help And then he awoke. For Jack had fallen asleep, as you may have guessed, and the storm was only a dream. What awakened the little fellow was an extra large ware which had come

over the rail of the boat and had splashed him as he slept. The boat arrived Bafely at the dock the next morning and Jack had a lot of interesting things to tell Jane and Ladydear about the boat, the fishermen and how they worked. Until afternoon the children played with the ponies and then they and their friends climbed into the plane and started once more for Scotland. They flew first to Edinburgh. On the way to the city Captain Brave told the children how, up until about two hundred years ago, Scotland was a kingdom by itself. The kings lived in Holyrood castle in Edinburg. They held court and called the law LIKE HIM 5UT

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makers together in tho famous Edinburgh castle. "There was fighting all the time between the English and Scotch soldiers," said tho captain. "England wanted to rule Scotland. Finally, after years and years of fighting, the Britiflh soldiers defeated the Scotchmen- Now Scotland Is a part of Great Britain and has boon loyal to the British king. In the world war the Scotch soldiers rushed to join the colors and many of the war's greatest heroes were Scotchmen." There wasn't much time for sight-seeing by the time the airplane had reached the city and Captain Brave had found rooms in one of the hotels for the folks. But bright and early the next morning they started out. Tho children noticed a gray mist which hung over the city. Jack called it a fog. The children had seen the dense fogs in London, but thia seemed even worse. Ladydear explained that the fog was common in the coast of Scotland, too. The children noticed that everyone was prepared for the fog. They all had umbrellas or coats. (Copyright, 1919.

A Tragic Tale of Tea The Peetle was blind, and the Bat was blinder, And they went to take tea with the Scissors-grinder, The Scissors-grinder had gone away Across the river to spend the day. But he'd tied his bell to the grapevine swing. The T.at and the Beetle heard it ring, And neither the Beetle nor Bat could see Why no one offered them any tea. So, polite and patient, they are waiting yet For the cup to get. mu6hit

of tea they expect Carolyn Wells.

Crows' Disposition Good in September Did you know that a croVs disposition is more good-natured in

September and the months that Im mediately follow it. than In t summer months? In fact dnri most of the summer months th crows are Quits fussy. Yon 8 they are trying to teach their ren how to became good old era for. "in crow life." Bars Ernes Thompson In his story, of Sll spot, "the least tailor floes no' simply mean begin, ftgaim means death." Now, of course, they want the children to live to a good old age so they try to teach them all tha best way 8 of crow life, and thej drill and teach, and drill and teachc all summer. Besides all this strem uous work, the old binl3 are losinjy their old feathers, and getting new ones (the big name for this is moulting), and, of course, they know that their coats do not look pretty any more, and so the old' birds become altogether cross and. disagreeable. j But when September comes,, things are very different for the crow family, and they are much happier. By then.says Mr. Seton Thoinp-, son, "the young know their drill; and have learned sentry duty. They have been taught guns and traps and have taken a special course in wire-worms and green corn. They know that a fat old farmer's wife is much less dangerous, though much larger, than her fifteen year old son, and they can tell the boy from his sister. They know that an umbrella is not a gun, and they know the smell of gunpowder, and the south side of a hemlock tree. They know how to worry a fox into giving up half his dinner, and also that when the kingbird or purple mar tin assails them, they must dash into a bush, for it is as impossible to fight the little pests as it Is for the fat apple-woman to catch the small boys who have raided her basket." And drill! Oh, yes, they are wonderful soldiers. They can obey many commands, such as: "Fly. Bunch, Scatter, Form Line, Descend, and Forage." AH the birds admit that the crow organization is the very best there is. When November comes, the leader gives the order, to "Mount," and they all fly upward in a bunch and then they all start off in the long line in which they usually fly, for the southlands, where they spend the winter. will Grandpa Swan All among the ducks and geese Lives my sociable white Swan; Smooth and shining is his fleece, Clear the pond he sails upon. Little ducks, when I walked there, Spread their feet and sailed away. Now to treat them well and fair, Cookies I would bring next day. I low the roguish ducks came speeding! Aunts and uncles waddled up. If good Grandpa Swan were feeding. Then their turn would come to sup. For a lady with a basket, One or two they watched the spot. Then for bread or cake, to ask it Presto! what a precious lot! Back to Golden Gate I'll go. Soon, to see my family; Such great joy 'twill be to know Grandpa Swan remembers me! A Young Crusader I low I scrubbed and splashed day; I didn't leave a speck, Not a single bit of dirt on face ears or neck; toof Then I cleaned my fingernails, so you can plainly see Now I'm a Health Crusader, I'm as clean as I can be. I'm fond of all my muscles, but tlio ones I like the best Are the strong and sturdy muscles that help expend the chest; I exercise them every day by breathing deep and slow, It takes at least ten long deep breaths each day to make them grow; And if I open windows wide anil breathe fresh air; you know, It washes out my lungs and makes my blood a-danc:ng go. It used to make me very cross at nights, when mother said, "Now, dearie, put your books away; it's time you were in bed." But now I go without a pout ; I know ray mother's right, A Health Crusader gets ten hour of fresh air sleep each nigJit.